Where does “browser” come from?
browser (Danish) comes from English browser, from English browse, from Middle English browsen, from Old French brouster, from Old French brost, from Middle High German brobest, from Old High German provost, from Old French provost — passed , crossed.
browser (Danish): web browser
Definitions
- web browser
Ancestry of “browser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | browser | A person or animal who browses; A person who... |
| 2 | English | browse | To scan, to casually look through in order to... |
| 3 | Middle English | browsen | — |
| 4 | Old French | brouster | — |
| 5 | Old French | brost | sprout; a sprout, shoot, bud |
| 6 | Middle High German | brobest | — |
| 7 | Old High German | provost | — |
| 8 | Old French | provost | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōpositus | set forth |
| 10 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 11 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 12 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |